Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho lauds last-gasp victory over QPR

THE HAPPY ONE: Jose Mourinho is delighted to have picked up a vital victory over QPR [GETTY]

The game looked to be heading for a stalemate before Fabregas' 88th minute shot - their first on target in the game - found its way past Rob Green.

Chelsea have now moved seven points clear of their closest rivals Arsenal, and boast a valuable game in hand.

Mourinho said: "Our situation was very positive. One point would be one less point we need, but the reality is that three points is always three points and one less match we need to win so is a very important step in a very important match.

“Our situation was very positive”

Jose Mourinho

"It was a very difficult match where the best quality was to control the game very well and stop our opponents scoring.

"They are a team that can score goals and have dangerous, attacking players so our best quality in the game was to keep calm and try to play against a team that was very well organised defensively and did a fantastic job.

"After that you have lots of times in the season when you win points or lose points in the end of the game, and we won two points in the last two minutes."